What will happen to my FH if I overfeed it? Usually if I feed them shrimp they can eat it like A LOT. What will happen if I overfeed it? Thanks in advance 
Flowerhorn Question
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This is the fish in a 15 gallon tank with a pleco, so overfeeding is a bad idea. Also, the pleco is a dirty fish to begin with and in a small area waste food from overfeeding the FH will cause more problems. The extra fecal matter from overfeeding will make matters worse. I hope you are doing at least two water changes per week.
My prediction is that your FH comes down with HITH before it reaches a length of 3.5 inches if you do not address these areas of concern.
My prediction is that your FH comes down with HITH before it reaches a length of 3.5 inches if you do not address these areas of concern.
HITH = Hole In The Head. Do some research on Heximita. It's just one a many ailments that cramped, stressed fish in dirty water will suffer causing a decrease in their lifespan. Due to inbreeding, Flowerhorns already have a shorter lifespan than the CA/SA cichlids that they are hybridized from, so keeping a FH in less than ideal conditions doesn't do the fish any favors.
Sorry to be so grim about what could happen, but I feel like sugar coating it and saying that the fish will be fine in the small tank is doing you an injustice.
From your other posts it seems like you are catching the drift of what needs to be done to care for your fish. Good luck with everything and if you have questions be sure to ask.
From your other posts it seems like you are catching the drift of what needs to be done to care for your fish. Good luck with everything and if you have questions be sure to ask.
Leviathan in order to asure your fish well being in that reduced set up, you could take out the whole gravel and leave it bare bottom, so your filter (assuming youre using a cascade or a canister filter) could retire all the waste.
You can use some mangler roots and one clay pot for your fish to hide and that's it, with these measures and at least 25%-30% weekly water changes you wouldn't have any problem at all in the meantime you upgrade.
Cheers.
You can use some mangler roots and one clay pot for your fish to hide and that's it, with these measures and at least 25%-30% weekly water changes you wouldn't have any problem at all in the meantime you upgrade.
Cheers.